Before we had Cooper we decided that we wanted to give the cloth diapering a shot. It made sense to us to purchase diapers that would last though potty training for him and then could also be used for future children, rather than buying disposable on a monthly basis and then they're gone....to a landfill to sit for years upon years...never to be used again. I wasn't intent on using cloth wipes as well, but after beginning the cloth diapering routine, I figured....why not?!? I actually love my cloth wipes even more than the cloth diapers! they are SO easy and they clean so well and feel so nice (I imagine) on his little bottom. I saw on Pinterest a while back how to make your own wipes solution. The site pinned, used a roll of paper towels (cut in half) as the wipes, I just switched it up and use the solution on my cloth wipes.
Here's how i do it...
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| I use an old cool whip container to store my mixed wipes solution. You'll need water, baby wash, and baby oil...that's it! |
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| Per 2 cups of water, add 2 tbs of baby wash |
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| 1 tbs of baby oil (I chose the kind with Aloe for it's soothing qualities, but you can use regular) |
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| give it a little stir...it will get slightly bubbly |
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| I store my cloth wipes in a drawer with all my cloth diaper supplies. They are simply a piece of diaper flannel (that you can get from the fabric store) cut into 8in x 8in squares and zig-zag stitched around the edges to prevent raveling. I have around 40 wipes and I always have clean wipes in between wash days. Since they are so think and wonderful, each diaper change only requires one wipe (maybe 2 for a really nasty blow out! :) ) |
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| Dip the wipe into your solution. I keep this on the changing table, closed up, so that it's close by when I need to prepare more wipes. |
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| squeeze out most of the liquid....you don't want it to be too dry because it will dry out before you get to use it. |
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| I have a wipes warmer that I load my cloth wipes into (warm wipes are so much nicer than cold ones!) I usually only load about 4 at a time because any more than that and the ones on the bottom will dry out and get mildew-y...yuck! I alternate them as I fold them together (similar to how they are in a disposable wipes container) so that when I pull one out from the top, the next one comes up with it and is ready for the next diaper change. |
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| Wipe that cute little bottom....Cooper will hate me for this some day! :) |
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| I also keep a container of a mixture of water and charlie's soap pre-wash near the changing area. Once the wipe is used I toss it in the water until wash time. This keeps the wipes from drying out, and again...getting mildew-y, as well as pre-treating them to help prevent staining. So far...after MANY uses, my wipes are still white! |
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I know it sounds like a lot...but I've really gotten a routine down pat and I love using the cloth wipes! When i use the last one in the warmer, I've got everything right there (the mixed solution in the cool whip container and the wipes in the drawer) so I don't even have to leave Cooper unattended while I load up a few more. Anyone out there use, or considered using cloth wipes for yourself? I love not having to buy wipes on a weekly/monthly basis! we only use disposable for traveling and we've already saved SO much money! Baby wash and baby oil is relatively cheap and one bottle makes a TON of wipes solution!
Thanks for stopping by! let me know if you try cloth wiping! :)
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